Second Homes: Council Tax

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to commission research to assess the consequences of the second homes council tax premium on the housing market in England.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 29 August 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to commission research to assess the consequences of the second homes council tax premium on the housing market in England.

   Source: Commons

2. 5 September 2025

   Answer

   It is for individual councils to decide whether to apply a premium in their area, taking into account local circumstances. The government does not currently make housing market assessments based on the use of premiums.

   Source: Written answer

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

No documents linked.

Sponsors

• · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Answering body

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.